Last Saturday, March 20th, Nesbeth a fruit of the loins of Arnette Gardens, unified forgotten Kingston communities, Zimbabwe, Angola, Mexico, Jones Town, Trench Town and Rema by hosting a free event called "A nuh suh mi waan live" which turned out to be one of, if not the biggest of its kind ever to be held in Arnette Gardens also known as Jungle. In the late 1960s Bob Marley recorded a song titled "Concrete Jungle" which was re-recorded on The […]
Jamaican musical icon James Chambers (we know him as Jimmy Cliff) was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at a glittering ceremony in New York last week. Attorney-at-law Christopher Samuda, who along with his brother Milton and associate Dave McKenzie, was present for the historic occasion and reported that the response to Cliff's performance of Many Rivers to Cross was simply surreal. The fact is that many Jamaicans do not understand the kind of impact that some […]
With the official closing of the Havendale studio operated by deejay Vybz Kartel this week, the deejay says where he will be based is not an issue to the release of his music. Last week THE STAR reported that the police said that the studio which is operated by Kartel on Kirk Avenue in Havendale, St Andrew, is operating without a permit and is a public disturbance. Superintendent Newton Amos, head of operations for the Area Five police, last week […]
The Mavado, Vybz Kartel show will go on. A report carried Sunday in the Barbados Nation newspaper stated that, despite suggestions from the police to cancel the event, the unity concert featuring the two Jamaican dancehall will be held as scheduled on March 27. The show is being staged by Jack Farrell, who has been named as joint promoter with the government-affiliated Barbados Youth Action Programme. The Nation's report quoted Farrell as saying that his group had hired "a number […]
Kingston, Jamaica (Blueprint Publicity & Promotions) -- Dancehall artistes Andrew and Wada Blood were among the thousands who experienced the 4.4 magnitude earthquake in Los Angeles, California shortly after 4 a.m. today (Tuesday). "We are here and safe. I was asleep when the earthquake happened, but it woke me up. We jus' grateful and give thanks that it wasn't bigger or worse than that," said Andrew Blood this morning. Thus far there have been no reports of damage, injuries and […]
Only months after being booted from the Vybz Kartel-led Portmore Empire, Lisa Hyper has formed her own group, 21 Bad Gal. "Yuh going to have Lisa Hyper and 21 Bad Gal. Seven young females, a mi artistes dem," she told THE STAR. The group members include Mercedes, Stylish, Tu Cute, Ski, Platinum, Princess Natisha and Lisa Hyper. The leader says there is a mix of cultural singers, R&B crooners and hard-core dancehall artistes. She said she decided to start the […]
Kingston, Jamaica -- Reggae and Dancehall artiste Chino has scored yet another achievement. The artiste who has accumulated a number of awards including those at the EMEs, Youth View Awards and Magnum Stone Love Awards in recent months, has again been nominated, this time for an IRAWMA award. Chino, whose correct name is Daniel McGregor, was nominated in the category 'Most Improved Entertainer' at this year's 29th International Reggae & World Music Awards, (IRAWMA). Chino says, "When I heard I […]
Kingston, Jamaica -- It's not often that fans get to see their favourite artistes for free, and that's not taking International acts into account. However, this year's staging of the Best Dressed Fun In The Son on the grounds of the Jamaica College, Hope Road, has everything any patron could want - all for free. The event which is in it's eighth year seeks to celebrate Gospel music and the inspiration it provides, as such, showcasing and spreading the gospel […]
After an exciting weekend where Cherine Anderson rocked back-to-back, sold-out nights at the famed Madison Square Garden, her signature voice chanting 'Come Down, Selector' was heard in a surprising place - blasting from an intro on CNN's morning show. As the hit song Say Hey (I Love You) rang out to start the day for countless viewers, it capped off an amazing weekend for Cherine in the Big Apple! There are very few things that could stop the determined dancehall-soulstress […]
